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Dilemma of Progressivism

Dilemma of Progressivism

Dilemma of Progressivism

Will Morrisey

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Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Año de edición:
2009
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Historia de América
ISBN:
9780742560741

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This first book-length study of Progressive-Era presidents’ views on the theme of self-government analyzes their understanding of executive leadership and the office of the presidency. Will Morrisey examines the rhetoric and the actions of Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson to show the ways in which their thought shaped their presidencies.

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